Three-car crash slows traffic on Interstate 95

The crash happened just after 1 p.m., when a 2001 Chevrolet pickup truck slowed down in the outside lane, apparently trying to get onto the west shoulder, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. While cars behind the truck decelerated, a 2005 Renegade tractor-trailer also swerved onto the shoulder to avoid rear-ending another car, but hit the pickup already on the side of the road, the report said. The tractor-trailer launched the pickup forward, and both vehicles shot over three lanes of traffic, hitting the inside guardrail. A gas can also flew out of the rear of the tractor-trailer and struck the right side of a Pontiac sedan, causing $750 in damage. The damage to the pickup was estimated to be $10,000 and damage to the tractor-trailer was $5,000, the report said.

The driver of the pickup truck, Michael Harris, 52, of Jacksonville, was the only person to sustain injuries, which were minor. He was taken to Flagler Hospital and released, a hospital spokeswoman said.

The accident slowed traffic, but did not close the highway, the report said.